pump the brakes
中文释义
踩刹车；放慢速度；冷静一下 — 比喻减慢、停止过激行为
To slow down and reconsider a decision before proceeding.
常用搭配
- pump the brakes a bit稍微放缓
- pump the brakes on spending收紧开支
- time to pump the brakes该冷静了
例句
- Let's pump the brakes before we book a non-refundable trip.订不可退的行程前，我们先冷静一下。
- The board pumped the brakes on the aggressive expansion plan.董事会叫停了激进的扩张计划。